Sapphire Jewelry
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1880s Spanish Tudor Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1880s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1890s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1890s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire
Early 1800s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1840s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
1860s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1880s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
1820s Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold
1880s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1870s Russian Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1890s North American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century American Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Jade, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, Beryl, Garnet, Blue...
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 19th Century American Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Italian Contemporary Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yello...
19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Amethyst, Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold
1880s French Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
19th Century French Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire
1890s Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, ...
19th Century Burmese Art Deco Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold
1890s American Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Oriental Pearl, Emerald, Amethyst, Silver, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tiger's Eye, Turqu...
1850s Persian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Enamel
1880s European Victorian Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Rose Gold
1880s British Art Nouveau Antique Sapphire Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Sapphire Jewelry
Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage and Antique Sapphire Rings, Sapphire Necklaces and Other Sapphire Jewelry for Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, shop the bright blue gems that star in sapphire rings, sapphire necklaces and other vintage and antique sapphire jewelry.
Sapphires — the stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor — have been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Picture a sapphire. If the stone you conjure is a deep cornflower blue, you’re seeing only part of the picture. Although blue Kashmirs are considered the most valuable, sapphires come in every color except red. No matter the hue, this very special gem is rich in history and beloved by royals (FYI, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton share an 11-carat sapphire engagement ring), so September babies are in very noble company.
America’s version of royalty — old money and celebrities — have also shown a predilection for the blue stones. In 1940, John D. Rockefeller Jr. had Cartier mount a 62-carat sapphire he had bought from an Indian maharajah in a brooch for his first wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; in 2001, the piece sold for a then-record of $3,031,000 at Christie’s New York.
The grand dame of jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor had a passion for the gems that her lovers were happy to indulge. Second husband Michael Wilding gave her an engagement ring set with a cabochon sapphire, while Richard Burton famously presented her with a BVLGARI sautoir set with diamonds and sapphires, including at its center a cabochon Burmese weighing 52.72 carats. One of the star lots in the sale of Taylor’s jewels at the Christie’s New York in 2011, it sold for $5,906,500.
You don’t have to have blue blood or a bulging bank account, however, to get an eyeful of this much-coveted gem. A number of outstanding examples reside in public collections.
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History owns the 423-carat Logan sapphire, a gift from the Guggenheim family, and the Hall sapphire and diamond necklace, designed by Harry Winston and featuring 36 fine, well-matched cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphires weighing a combined 195 carats. Also in the collection is the Bismarck sapphire necklace, designed by Cartier and sporting a central sapphire weighing 98.6 carats, which Mona Von Bismarck donated to the museum.
Sapphires are composed of corundum. Their color derives from trace elements, such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper or magnesium. When the trace element produces a ruby hue, the stone is called, what else, a ruby. (which is, as mentioned above, why sapphires cannot be red by definition).
The allure of large gemstones endures throughout the periods characterized as vintage, and sapphire features frequently in vintage engagement rings. (On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
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